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      Special Report: How scams and shakedowns brought Ukraine to its knees
      Aug07

      Special Report: How scams and shakedowns brought Ukraine to its knees

      KIEV (Reuters) – Late last year, Ukraine’s consumer protection agency began filing lawsuits against Foxtrot, the country’s largest electronics retailer. By early March, Foxtrot faced at least 231 separate suits that demanded fines totaling more than $150 million. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine police and activists clash in Kiev’s Independence Square, in pictures
      Aug07

      Ukraine police and activists clash in Kiev’s Independence Square, in pictures

      Police clash with activists in Kiev’s Independence Square …read more Source: The...

      Clashes in Kiev as Ukraine moves to clear Independence Sqaure protest camp
      Aug07

      Clashes in Kiev as Ukraine moves to clear Independence Sqaure protest camp

      New clashes at the epicentre of Ukraine’s revolution which overthrew Viktor Yanukovych in February …read more Source: The...

      Russia tensions with west over Ukraine hit Coca-Cola bottler and Adidas
      Aug07

      Russia tensions with west over Ukraine hit Coca-Cola bottler and Adidas

      Both companies affected by deterioration in Russia market, weak rouble and reduction in region’s consumer spendingThe world’s second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks has become the latest company to be hit by the escalating standoff between Russia and the west, along with the sportswear maker Adidas.Coca-Cola HBC, which bottles and...

      Edward Snowden granted permission to remain in Russia for further three years as Putin bites back over tightened Ukraine sanctions
      Aug07

      Edward Snowden granted permission to remain in Russia for further three years as Putin bites back over tightened Ukraine sanctions

      Russia has granted fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden permission to stay in Russia for three more years, his lawyer said today. …read more Source: The...

      Russia bans Western food imports in Ukraine sanctions retaliation
      Aug07

      Russia bans Western food imports in Ukraine sanctions retaliation

      MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow imposed a total ban on imports of many Western foods on Thursday in retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine, a stronger than expected measure that isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days. …read more Source:...

      Will Vladimir Putin ever back down over Ukraine?
      Aug07

      Will Vladimir Putin ever back down over Ukraine?

      Brinksmanship and fears of Russian invasion grow in Ukraine, where government forces are routing pro-Russian rebels against all the odds as Vladimir Putin masses troops on border …read more Source: The...

      Russia bans or limits EU and Western food imports
      Aug07

      Russia bans or limits EU and Western food imports

      Russia is imposing its own bans against the European Union in retaliation for sanctions over Moscow’s support for Ukraine’s rebels. Prime Minister… …read more Source:...

      Russia imagines a future without western foods
      Aug07

      Russia imagines a future without western foods

      As more details emerge of Putins plans to ban food imports from the EU, US, Australia, Canada and Norway, people took to social media to ponder their culinary horizons. The Moscow Times pick their highlights The Kremlin has banned a range western food imports including fruit, vegetables, meat and diary, in a tit-for-tat response to international...

      Watching the Ukraine crisis from afar  share your stories
      Aug07

      Watching the Ukraine crisis from afar share your stories

      We want to hear from young Russians and Ukrainians under the age of 35 living in the UK. How has the conflict in Ukraine affected you and your relationships? It has been almost 10 months since the Euromaidan protests swept through Ukraines capital. The movement, which captured the worlds attention, began as a series of mass street protests by...